Ancestral Portraits: The Colour of My PeopleAncestral Portraits is a retrospective of the art and life of Frederick R. McDonald, one of Alberta's most exciting Indigenous artists working today, and a celebration of a rich Cree heritage. With one foot in the world of his ancestral peoples and the other in the realm of contemporary Canadian society, McDonald paints from a unique perspective and uses his art to communicate the culture and spirituality of his ancestors. Ancestral Portraits is a journey into the creative world of one of Canada's up and coming Indigenous artists. |
Contents
In the beginning there are only thoughts | 4 |
Thoughts on First Nations Art Some on Politics | 9 |
My Grandfather My Brother and a River | 12 |
High School and Beyond | 18 |
On the Art of Travelling | 24 |
Canada | 26 |
Australia | 30 |
SegregationsReservations | 34 |
Indians First | 40 |
Then Commerce | 42 |
Of Colour and Light | 46 |
At the End a Beginning | 50 |
In the Other World | 55 |
Ancestors Still Talk | 65 |
Other Thoughts on Other Things | 75 |
Way Up North | 85 |
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